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Title Exploring Circuits
Description Students explore building series and parallel circuits under different parameters and how effectively electrons are able to flow through various materials.
Subject Physics
Level Middle School
Type Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords conductor, insulator, parallel, series
Simulation(s) Circuit Construction Kit: DC (HTML5), Circuit Construction Kit (DC Only)

Author(s) Rosemary Boardman
Contact Email rboardman@isb.bj.edu.cn
School / Organization International School of Beijing
Date submitted 2/9/16
Date updated 10/30/17
English
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